I called every U.S. Senator in the country. Here were the responses I got.

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Of the 101 offices I called, 53 didn’t pick up, so I left 53 voicemails. In every single voicemail I left, I briefly mentioned the bill, issue, or policy I wanted the Senator to know about, as well as my contact information. Oh yeah, I also tried to remember to thank them for their service. Sucking up never hurts, after all.
48 staffers DID answer.
At first, I told staffers that they’re call was being recorded and they didn’t like that too much. So I stopped telling them after that. By the way, the District of Columbia has a “one-party consent” law, which means it’s not a crime to record a phone call as long as one party knows.

[@iammrbeat]

Yep, I ended up calling every member of the U.S. House of Representatives, too: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGimd6JmjbB_o9E

[@owencouchman5746]

Good lord that would take like 16 hours

[@krmendozaa]

Maybe to help make that more manageable you can group calling all reps in 1 state together & combining some of the smaller states together too?

[@snoopyloopy]

Yes, including the delegates from the territories.

[@Shadow5559999999999]

@@owencouchman5746 I think even that is too short. I'd wager closer to an entire day or 24 hours to call the entire House of Representatives

[@nrein89]

*googles* 435 voting representatives and 5 non-voting delegates and a non-voting "resident commissioner"? ... Knock yourself out, I guess. ... Drink plenty of water, I don't want you to actually fall unconscious from calling 441 offices. It's just an expression.

[@Sam-cd9jz]

Booker's response is crazy personal, I'm frankly impressed. great work illustrating this aspect of our democracy

[@realtijuana5998]

Well, he is still running for president after all. And the response didn't require him to attempt any more of his Spanish…

[@PeacefulPariah]

@@realtijuana5998 He's not running for president right now and he's not running for 2024. WTF RU talking about? And so you'd rather he just ignored Spanish speakers instead of attempting to relate to them in their native language? Do you just dislike the guy???

[@camipco]

@@realtijuana5998 Most Senators have at least an eye on running for President. And 100% of them are motivated by their careers. It still matters if they do good things or not. And it says something that he was smart enough (and cared enough) to realize that making this video would demonstrate he cares about the issue. No other Senator did that. So yeah, you aren't wrong that Booker is always a bit running for President, but it's not really a criticism of when he does something good as a Senator.

[@dustinjoeypace]

@@realtijuana5998 found the republican lol

[@CODEX919]

He's obviously taking the opportunity to self promote knowing its a famous youtuber that contacted him.

[@LeCrenn]

Booker’s response was amazing. Way above and beyond anything I would have expected. Good for him. The guy from Oregon also deserves credit for writing a reply. I think you did very well.

[@miz_logo_lee]

Maybe more states should outlaw pumping one’s own gas because it seems to produce more responsive politicians. 😉

[@LeCrenn]

@@miz_logo_lee Hahaha!

[@universalsoldier2293]

Please don't be impressed. He does this stuff because he knows it will get shared and give him free press. I wish I wasn't jaded, but he was AOC before AOC.

[@ajgajg5026]

@@universalsoldier2293 At that point no matter what he does you'd view it as a negative. He was 1 out of 100 that decided to do this, if it really was easy free press, I believe you'd have seen more actual grifters doing it. (Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Republican XYZ)

[@robin31165]

Booker is my man & I love him! #NewJerseyProud

[@QBRX]

I met Cory when he was running for office. Guy is passionate and indefatigable. He met with everyone who had a question after his talk and took many dozens of selfies with people who wanted them. Really an amazing human being.

[@AtunSheiFilms]

That whole thing with Cory Booker gave me a very early republic vibe, you know, the days when you could just walk into to the White House and stroll right into John Quincey Adams' office or whatever, and say "I don't like how you're doing things." And he'd say, "Oh goodness, I'm terribly sorry, how do you think I could do better? Here, let me clear my schedule. Please sit down. I'll go fetch you some warm cookies and we can talk all about it" In all seriousness though, his third point was spot on.

[@dk2853]

One thing about Booker is he is a "street" politician. If you watch the documentary Street Fight you can see how he campaigned for mayor by going to the streets, talking to the people, and addressing their concerns. Crime dropped in Newark during his tenure as mayor, and he had very high approval ratings. Honestly I thought he would be the next President after Trump, but his campaign petered out. I guess he lacks the charisma?

[@ezra7088]

lol, I mean, I'm sure if you were a male white wealthy landowner you could talk with politicians more easily in the early republic. There has never been a time though that a poor person would get that right

[@peterdenten]

Well you know in the Soviet Union they could do that, you could walk in to the cremlin go up to the leaders desk and say, " Mr. President, I don't like how the current U.S President is running his country."a roughly translated Reagan joke.

[@victoriabaker6943]

Corey Booker is usually very spot on. He’s one of the few reasons it’s okay in parts of Jersey! They can keep Christie

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

@@peterdenten I know a joke you're talking about, Reagan was hilarious!

[@alonkatz4633]

A few things I noticed: 1. Sen. Booker wasn't wearing a suit while recording his video, meaning he may have done it on his free time. 2. All 6 senators who responded, belonged to one political party party. 3. Mr. Beat would make an infinitely better politician , than almost every single one who is currently there. Seriously, I salute you, man.

[@KC-Mitch]

He's big enough of a voice that he could run for the house seat in Kansas solely from donations from his fans.

[@joshdepaola4002]

People who SHOULD be in office are often too humble to want to hold a position of power like that

[@ulyssesgrant4324]

My problem about Congress is that they control things that they are not expert at, like NASA. One senator is astronaut, but like why do they have to control it if you know nothing about it.

[@alonkatz4633]

@@KC-Mitch Yeah, Beat for KS-2 2022.

[@alonkatz4633]

@@joshdepaola4002 It's unfortunately true, but a push in the right direction can go a long way.

[@MadiBooMonkey]

I was interning in Romney’s office when you did this and I gotta say, us interns were stoked 😂 You were the talk of the town among the Romney (and Lee lol) interns for two days and we kept tuning into your streams to see how close you were getting to us, and we all stopped to listen when you did call hahaha. You’re doing great work here man, keep it up!

[@akorn9943]

Damn, I wish the actual Senators had y’all’s spirit. What’s it like being a congressional intern?

[@michaelironsights8347]

I wish I could do that.. how did you become an intern? What qualitication did you did?

[@SnerMerNer]

I hope you interns actually get paid

[@wyatttomlinson3475]

Hello! Like other comments have asked, what is the experience of being a congressional intern, and how do you become one? What process is involved, specifically? Keep up the great work you do!

[@harrisonbrand8985]

i’m using every ounce of self control in my heart to not get political in the replies

[@victorzyang]

Previously worked for Congress, it’s a hard job. Legislative Correspondents help the Senators write letters and often use similar letters to help save time so they can clear the incoming mail. Props to all Congressional staffers and the hard work they do!

[@iammrbeat]

Great to see you in the comment section Victor!

[@Camelotsmoon]

I bet it's a bit like being santa claus, and trying to read all the letters kids send you. I remember that net neutrality BS years ago though, I guess none of my senators listened when I called lol. They listened to my uncle who posted on the net neutrality website though, and he didn't even know what net neutrality was.

[@matthanyfiedtano4175]

How hard/easy is it to get a job like that? I’m interested.

[@victorzyang]

@@matthanyfiedtano4175 It depends. If you are good at networking and the timing works out, you can find a job. Happy to chat more if you are interested.

[@warrenarnold]

@@iammrbeat me: mom i want Mr.Beast mom: we have Mr. Beast at home Mr. Beat at home 😅

[@mister_i9245]

The senators from other states not responding makes sense, but the fact that the Kansas Senators didn't respond is disheartening.

[@_somerandomguyontheinternet_]

True. I understand that he’s not technically a constituent of 98 of them, but the Kansas Senators should have responded.

[@gokusondbz]

In West Virginia The One I Got Response On Stuff From Was Shelley Moore Capito. 🤔

[@borinne7909]

Marshall and Moran are garbage human beings so it isn't surprising.

[@vote4mel]

Yeah, I don't understand why he didn't say he was a resident of the state he was calling. That's a prerequisite for them pretending to care. Would have increased his response rate from 6% to maybe ten. Heh, no, that's just my cynical guess. I am curious to know what the response rate would have been had they believed he was a constituent.

[@_somerandomguyontheinternet_]

@@vote4mel he didn’t say he *wasn’t* a constituent.

[@Siamesemama1]

Yess! Jeff Merkley rocks. I accidentally sent a letter intended for my senators which my computer routed to Sen Jeff! He personally responded, supporting my thoughts & position! This guy is Oregon's treasure. We could"fix" America w/a Jeff Merkley in every state!

[@AaronEdwards]

As an Oregonian, I am so proud of BOTH our senators!

[@Siamesemama1]

@@AaronEdwards My letter to Sens Murkowski & Sullivan routed to Sen Merkley, regarding the "Pebble Project", Bristol Bay AK. One of the last great fisheries on earth is poised to be mined, destroyed for gold. Sen Merkley is far seeing & wise. He w always have my support.

[@iammrbeat]

He seems amazing

[@schmore1840]

Funny story, my dad called Rob Portman and Sherrod Brown so many times that Sherrod Brown invited him to some sort of event, but the best part is my dad assumed that it was a spam call when he didn’t recognize the number and only realized it when he got a voicemail that said “Hi Clyde, this is Sherrod Brown.” And no it wasn’t just an intern it was actually Sherrod Brown lol.

[@merricat3025]

Lol

[@abigailchiesa1337]

That’s so funny! My dad actually got a personal call from his representative (Angie Craig from MN-2), he and my mom had made a fairly large donation to her re-election campaign, and when her office called to invite my parents to a donor’s event it was actually Angie on the line

[@schroederscurrentevents3844]

New Jersey Republican here. I always felt Booker was one of the better senators from the party I oppose, but he certainly jumped a few points just by being that thoughtful and engaged with your response. He’s by no means perfect, but he is a politician who cares and, in New Jersey, we need a lot more of that.

[@iammrbeat]

Even if you disagree with him, he just seems like a nice person.

[@JeffXXX]

How are you still a Republican after Trump era is beyond me! 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@tripanzo]

@@JeffXXX because we live in a democracy and people have different opinions.

[@Mandark020]

@@JeffXXX Republican doesn't necessarily mean Trump supporter, I have a couple of Republican friends (quite literally, it's two of them and they are a couple), she thought that Trump was "a joke" from the beginning, the dude was initially pro-Trump, but after the capitol insurrection he went full anti-Trump, they both still view themselves as Republicans.

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

@@JeffXXX Trump did a better job in four years as president than his last three predecessors combined in certain areas. Definitely the biggest and loudest manifestation of popular backlash against the decades-old establishment. I hope he comes back wiser, more politically savvy, and more reformed.

[@canering]

I bet someone on corys staff knew you were a KZbinr and saw the opportunity to stand out and reach his audience. Smart guy. Was previously indifferent to booker but this increased my respect

[@JJMcCullough]

Wait, so none of your OWN senators replied?

[@tobyhoward122]

Hey love your channel. You should check out something called the tall poppy syndrome. It partially explains why Australian politicians and prime ministers weren't included on the aussie a-z coins. Australians are notoriously apathetic to their politicians.

[@UniquelyUnseen]

Typically they don't ... I call Rep and Senate offices a lot for various work related things. The intern working the phone will tell me they'll pass things on but then here I am two weeks later calling because I never got any response. The smaller districts are better if you're actually a constituent.

[@sausagetheman2363]

Hey arnt you that dude that does that thing on the Canadian channel

[@orleans7878]

He lives in Kansas, what do you expect 💀

[@blakekaveny]

JJ you should call every member of the Canadian parliament would be interesting

[@knightshade2654]

I will never forget the staffer who laughed and told you that it was "your time" when you explained what you were doing. He felt uniquely rude compared to the others, who were just uptight or rule-followers.

[@franklinpierce176]

Can you time stamp that guy?

[@iammrbeat]

It was the Tammy Duckworth staffer (Illinois)

[@franklinpierce176]

@@iammrbeat Thank you Matthew.

[@indiefansexplode]

@@iammrbeat lol im from Illinois. Our politicians are famously corrupt. Not surprised

[@scottb.3905]

@@iammrbeat Aw that's a bummer. I've always liked Duckworth so it's a shame you got a rude staffer. She's got one of the more compelling stories of anyone in the senate IMO.

[@gagecurry1372]

You were my middle school teacher! One of my favorites. While we don’t agree politically you definitely made me want to pursuit becoming a teacher. I hope you see this and you are doing well!

[@tc2241]

You know, I never cared for Mr. Booker and find a lot of his grandstanding to be grading at best, but holy s*** I’ll definitely give it to the man for his work ethic and selection of staff. I know this is just a point for PR, but still, much respect.

[@codyofathens3397]

I wonder if he knew it was a KZbinr, y'know?

[@EnjoySackLunch]

Don’t you mean grating?

[@iiTzoreo1]

The thing about PR is it works lol. Just basic stuff goes a long way

[@loghanditheimperialdiehard8876]

He’s simply on that grindset

[@WiloPolis03]

Mr. Beat is the most level headed and down to earth madlad on this site

[@alexandersalter6686]

I’m British so this was interesting to learn a bit more about, we have the same problem in the UK where most politicians ignore constituents.

[@danwallach8826]

Or they don't even live in the constituency they purport to represent!

[@deanalbertson7203]

During Prime Minister's Questions, Members of Parliament often ask questions directly related to their constituents. So, some of them seem to care about the people.

[@jhonklan3794]

I mean its just not possible to respond to everyone who calls. Plus Mr. Beat did not really say anything, what would they respond to?

[@Paranoid_Found]

I used to had no opinion on Sen. Cory Booker. He feels much more relatable now.

[@alonkatz4633]

Me too. I used to barely even realize he existed, and now he is a top 10 current senators for sure.

[@darlenegriffith6186]

Yes, I would definitely vote for him if he was nominated for president.

[@warlordofbritannia]

He was my first choice in the 2020 primaries. Unfortunately, his campaign didn't garner much momentum and was dissolved after just a few months....

[@noamaviv1216]

Its only one little thing. but stuff like that really shows your character. 100% agree

[@abrahamlincoln937]

Booker would have been a decent nominee for president in 2020.

[@KayleeCee]

Pretty awesome response from Senator Booker. I don't always agree with his policies and positions 100 %, but he seems like a genuinely nice and decent man. There aren't too many politicians where whenever I catch an interview with them I find myself thinking that they'd be cool to grab a beer with and have a genuine conversation with. Booker is one of those politicians that I think would be cool to hang out with. He just oozes charm and likeability.

[@tbewin1z143]

He's bought and paid for like all the others. DC sucks!!!

[@USIscreaminEagles]

Decent men don’t falsely accuse people of rape and gang rape for political points. Booker is a spoiled child of IBM executive parents.

[@feverpa]

Some of the responses highlight a problem I've noticed for quite some time: They don't want to deal with people who don't live in their state, but they'll certainly take campaign contributions from anywhere. Campaign finance reform is a huge need in our country, and I think changing things so that it's contained within the relevant location makes sense. We're getting big money from national sources going to Congressional and Senate races from any state. We keep hearing cries about States' rights and taking power away from federal, but there's too much money trying to effect the elections in "other" states.

[@shahriyarhakhamanashiya4626]

True, in general I think there should be a limit to campaign funds. In France we have that, it doesn't stop scandals (one of our presidents campaigns was funded both by Ghaddafi and the heritage of a french billionaire) but at least it alleviates that this issue replicates itself even at the local level. I don't know what the budget of an US representative's campaign is, but compared to other countries it should be ludicrous.

[@nicollaney]

Thanks for calling out the corruption of politicians for responding to their owner donors and the lobbyists above the people who supposedly voted them into office as opposed to the big money that bought the office for them and expect a return on its investment.

[@iammrbeat]

I think it's something that all of us Americans can agree on. Perhaps we can unite on that one issue.

[@cdjhyoung]

@@iammrbeat Tell us how we convince the Supreme Court that a Corporation IS NOT A HUMAN and has no human political standing in our country. Then we can make some head way on getting our politicians advance our needs, not the moneyed class.

[@Neon_Plasma]

@@iammrbeat You'd be surprised at the amount of corporate bootlickers there are out there with Republicans, Neo Liberals and Libertarians.

[@Daniea3]

Actually, the offices are constitutionally bound to answer constituents. Not that I don't agree you here, but they represent THEIR STATE.

[@mbgal7758]

Senator Booker is so awesome. It’s just amazing that he replied to you and that goes with everything I know about him and the way he presents himself

[@iammrbeat]

It says a lot about him

[@JodiRenshaw]

I have been very "ho-hum" about Corey Booker in the past. Since seeing him personally respond to you ... and the heartfelt way in which he did, I am now quite impressed. Thank you.

[@kianzabihi2094]

I reached out to Senator Feinstein regarding the stock exchange act and after a few months got an email back from a staffer that felt really generic and fake. Props to Senator Booker for giving such a cool response

[@vitesse_arnhem]

Booker is a socialist who supports BLM and is thus anti-veteran

[@ericleffler9404]

Best thing about Fridays is Mr. Beat’s videos!

[@iammrbeat]

Awwwwww

[@paulallen579]

As a Swede, this is a bit horrifying to me. I've emailed members of my parliament plenty of times, and also emailed members of the _EU parliament_ always getting responses. Most of the time the responses were not copy pasta but actually addressed the points I made in the email. The US only has 300 million people while the EU has almost 500 million, there's no excuse. I've known German activists who can get a hold of people in their government too, and Germany is way bigger than California, so don't tell me it's a regional population issue too. It's a democracy issue, an issue of feeling accountability to the people who gave you the power to begin with.

[@ousarlxsfjsbvbg8588]

It is fundamentally an issue of corruption

[@kevingroppe4781]

How do we get Senators to respond with an actual response? Is the EU Parliament held responsible for answering the emails they get personally?

[@paulallen579]

@@kevingroppe4781 The parties themselves are held responsible. They would likely not allow them to run for re-election next term if they don’t fulfill their obligation as public officials. I don’t know if they face any legal trouble if they don’t answer, but all calendars of MEPs are open so anyone can find out exactly how busy they were doing legislative stuff and how busy they were meeting lobbyists on a given day. It wouldn’t look good if they’re snubbing voters all the time to speak with lobbyists.

[@54321jcc]

Edit and main point: There are only 2 senators(~Bundesrat MP’s?) for all of California. Comparing it to 96 German MEP or the German government is a little ridiculous. While your point about the US government being less responsive is a good one, it seems like you’re also exposing how unfamiliar you are with the US. Some of your info is just wrong or misleading. This is the US Federal Senate. If you’re comparing it to EU parliament a closer comparison would be the US House of Representatives. The senate would be as if each country got just 2 representatives regardless of all other factors(population etc). Even in the House which is distributed proportionally, and is over 4 times bigger,each representative has more constituents(~758k) then the EU parliament(~634k)(Riksdag is ~10k per member). You can’t just have the US Congress stand in for California’s representation and then compare it Germany’s parliament after going down from the EU level. Like Germany each state has it’s own government. The California state government down from the US Congress level would be the better comparison. It’s as if you’re saying Riksdag members(Germany parliament) are more responsive then Sweden’s EU parliament members(US congressional delegations). Your point about responsiveness is valid but is undermined somewhat by comparing a more local level within the EU government’s but with the highest level in the USA’s. You could perhaps compare Germany’s parliament to the US Congress but USA 4 times larger then Germany. Also worth noting that the vast majority of those calls it would be as if you were calling a EU parliament members from another country. Now it’s not another country and if it’s a issue that’s before them and effects you all hopefully they’d listen. And if your a lobbyist or rich donor they would anyway. However you can understand why they’d choose not to. The size of the country and the way our government is built comes into play in a different way over here. (Of course that was very intentional but that’s a longer discussion)

[@paulallen579]

@@54321jcc I agree that comparing the Senate to the EU parliament might not be a good comparison. Better comparison would be to contact the EU commission or Council of Europe. There they represent entire countries. I should try to contact the representative of Germany (twice the size of California, and California has two Senators) as a Swede to make a better comparison. I don’t think 634k and 758k is that big of a difference. If Mr. Beat does not get _any_ response from the US representatives I would definitely say that the US House of Representatives should look at MEPs and see what they do right. My German friends did not just get a hold of their federal government (Bundestag) they also got a hold of their representatives in the EU. But, sure, I’ll send an email to a German, French, Italian, and Spanish representative in the EU Commission. They all would be the sole representative for their country which has a population bigger than California’s and they would all work on the EU level. If they respond to someone not even from their country while they have a very busy workday the comparison would be more apt. When Mr. Beat contacts every US Representative I do however think comparing it to MEPs is suitable since I can’t imagine representing 634k people means you have time to engage with your constituents but over some magic limit closer to 758k it becomes much harder.

[@Schwanny1997]

Speaking as a former intern to a senator, we received approximately 50-150 calls every day, depending on current events. At least 1/5 of those calls were extremely negative and disheartening. Thats not to mention the numerous emails and voicemails we received after hours. Despite this, I know that the senator finished his days with reading the summary of the calls. We made sure that every caller got a response of some kind, but sometimes it had to be "copy pasta" because of the workload. In an ideal world senators would be able to make video responses to everyone, but thats simply not possible with everything else going. They have to prioritize their main constituents and do their best. I also know there wasnt a constituent my senator wouldnt meet with if they made the trip to DC.

[@MarkHalberstram]

I work for an MP in the UK and it’s a very similar thing, except with significantly less resource. Hearing Senators have dozens of staff is absolutely mind-boggling, most MPs have teams of about 4 to do the same work. And we work in dingy shoebox-sized cupboards instead of palatial offices lol. The calls are incredibly disheartening here too, but it comes and goes as your MP rises or falls in prominence. We do the copy-pasta responses as well, but fundamentally if a hundred people write to you expressing a view on one issue it doesn’t make sense to write a hundred bespoke letters. Expecting a bespoke letter from your representative is, frankly, naive unless you have a very specific issue (which they often do, and they do receive specific attention in those cases).

[@brandonchesworth612]

@@MarkHalberstram yeah I worked briefly for an MP on a work experience type gig and there was literally a team of three of us in the loft of a small office building. And this was for someone who was at the time a shadow minister. The other two people I worked with had brilliant enthusiasm and a few times we ended up in the office after hours working on either getting replies done to emails, preparing policy information for constituents or trying to write briefings based issues that people wrote in about. While some of the negative correspondence was disheartening (especially some that were disparaging of the members heritage) I loved working with that team. It really put into perspective the power that representative democracy can have when there is the will from both the constituents and the member to engage.

[@andrewbloom7694]

Which senator (if you can say)?

[@Schwanny1997]

@@andrewbloom7694 I cannot say, but he was a republican.

[@opiliones4202]

The negative calls are the entire point of being able to reach them. Who learns a goddamn thing from sycophants?

[@johnrezleog3575]

Your example gave me the idea to do the same thing with one change. I wrote, printed and sent a letter to all 100 senators regarding woman’s rights last weekend. I feel like I DID something to help our country. Thank you Mr. Beat. Keep doing what you are doing. Love your “legal briefs” segments too.

[@iammrbeat]

Thank YOU John. You also inspire me.

[@gmansplit]

@J G "senators vote for what they believe in" Actually, you'll find that most of them vote for precisely what their wealthiest donors want them to vote for.

[@jaydenlanser300]

@J Gwhenever someone says they’re “playing devils advocate” you already know whatever they’re about to say is complete bullshit

[@johnrezleog3575]

@J G I totally understand your viewpoint. But I frame my actions as one of my Responsibilities as a citizen of the United States of America. I believe the constitution says "for the people and by the people". It does not say by and for the dark money backed Senators. Dark money is ANOTHER issue that has to change. @JG. I am not sure just how many straws it takes to break a camels back but on this issue my straw is on there.

[@erinmcdonald7781]

@@johnrezleog3575 Great response! You're right. We don't know how our communications with them will work out, but if enough constituents act, then the reps take notice. Sometimes it does make a difference. 💜✊

[@rino7789]

Way to go Mr. Beat! Now call all 50 governors!

[@iammrbeat]

That's a great idea!

[@SanskarWagley]

Yes!

[@rino7789]

@@helios24601 I agree!

[@acunt]

and then all 46 presidents

[@evilpenguinson6808]

@@acunt It's not possible to call all 46... Considering only 5 of them are still alive! Clinton, Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden are still alive. And once they're in office the only thing that's possible for them to do is vote on issues.

[@christopherlynn755]

I called Senator Schumer (I'm a New Yorker) and left a message, and never expected a response, but surprisingly I did get a reply letter/email some 6 or 7 months later. It was specific to my queries, but more along the lines of the copy pasta Mr. Beat mentioned. I was pleased to get any response, because I imagine that in a larger state like NY there must be quite a backlog that staffers are sifting through to get responses out to people. Senator Gillibrand's office tends to be a bit quicker, usually with a 2-4 month turnaround time.

[@quarkonium3795]

All US Representatives? Wow, if you take the same amount of time per US representative as you did for each senator it will take nearly 2 days straight to call them all. That's some serious dedication. I predict you will get a lot more responses though. Given the nature of the House you might even get a few weird responses too. Looking forward to it

[@_somerandomguyontheinternet_]

I eagerly anticipate a few of them, including AOC, MTG, and my personal representative (who I shall not name bc that’s very specific personal information).

[@lindsaymanning704]

Really cool to see you call all those people! I almost died the first time I called my boss so I don’t know how you can call over a 100 political leaders. We often think about what we want to see happen but not everyone actually asks for it. It may not work every time but it doesn’t hurt to let your voice be heard.

[@iammrbeat]

Yeah I was shy as a kid, but I got over that in my twenties. Now it ain't no thang. :)

[@CaeserOct]

To be fair as a voter, you’re their boss :)

[@DurdleDers]

Seeing videos like this just highlights the fact that there's a serious disconnect between us and the people who are supposed to represent our best interests, and we need to bridge that gap

[@alibrown172]

I'm curious if any of the staffers who recognised you worked for senators that responded? It's also disappointing you didn't get responses from your own senators, since they'd be the ones you'd most expect to reply.

[@iammrbeat]

Yeah that's what I was most disappointed with. NOTHING from my two Senators.

[@jbtornado]

@@iammrbeat our 2 senators are jokes.. Especially Marshall.. He might be the lowest IQ senator of all 100

[@casstippit766]

@@jbtornado I don’t know, Ron Johnson and Tommy Tuberville might have something to say about that. Provided saying it doesn’t require anything larger than a two syllable word.

[@truirnbru]

@@iammrbeat I know one of the KS ones and he said to a very close relative “don’t call this number for anything worth less than a million dollars”

[@jaredb5394]

@@truirnbru wait what? lol

[@krmendozaa]

I loved that Sen. Cory Booker responded with a whole video, especially considering that you’re not a constituent! He could’ve just thanked you for your call & briefly touched on the bill you mentioned to him but he went above and beyond with the response. I think it’s great, but I do wonder if he would’ve done a similar response if you weren’t a youtuber. Still cool anyway.

[@paulinotou]

He's better than a constituent, hes a guy that has the eyes of millions of people including his constituents of course he's gonna reply if made aware of who he's replying to.

[@mikefromco]

Actually I can speak to this, I’m an union activist and I have spoken with Booker a few times. He is genuinely amazing (compared to politics generally) and very much in touch with his constituents. And I’m pretty much a nobody so it’s definitely not a who’s who thing

[@krmendozaa]

@@mikefromco wow I absolutely love this! He always seemed like a relatively genuine person but I wouldn’t have been surprised if he weren’t usually chatty with non-constituents because he probably is super busy. Thanks for sharing!

[@Kyle36147]

All of this goes through staffers so props to Booker’s team to realize what was going on and to get the senator to make a video.

[@anishpatel898]

Mr. Beat please run for Senate, we need you! I feel you would be an unequivocally better political role model/icon than almost every person in our government atm.

[@iammrbeat]

But I would hate that job lol Thank you, though

[@azelfdaboi5265]

@@iammrbeat so does everyone in the senate, you'd fit right in

[@boatymsboatface3929]

You GO Sen. Booker- much respect

[@joeroganreal]

Shocked that a Senator would put that much effort into responding to someone. Obviously they have a lot of time on their hands, but it shows how passionate Senator Booker is and that there are most definitely great people out there

[@jarrettlowery2802]

Well he seems to know who mr. Beat is so he was probably hoping it would feature in a video. It's good PR after all

[@akivaweil5066]

He's literally just doing it do people like you say things like this.

[@MarkHalberstram]

You are remarkably susceptible to propaganda.

[@LucasC2022]

Props to the 6 that responded. Especially Sen Booker, dude seemed cool.

[@DerekWitt]

No matter his political views, I think it's awesome that Booker took the time to respond to you in this manner. :) A few years ago, I ran into Senator Jerry Moran. He recognized me by name. He even wrote my father a letter on letterhead. They were one-time nextdoor neighbors. I found Moran quite approachable. He took time to listen to my concerns (even though we don't see eye-to-eye on a few issues). Good luck with calling all 435 representatives. My own rep, Sherice Davids (KS-3) seems like she does a lot of that copy pasta...

[@PhantomSavage]

Booker is going to have a major cabinet position one day, if not the big chair itself. I'm not his constituent, I'm not even from his region of the US, I'm from the south of all places, and I can tell Booker is genuine and sincere in a way that is just simply very, very hard to fake.

[@Pennsylvaniapride-]

A verified comment with no likes?

[@DownToTruck]

Pretty cool that the one Senator who sent a heartfelt, personal message was one of my Senators. I wonder how much distrust of the media has led to staffers being so unreceptive to being called/recorded/etc. That one lady definitely didn't want to end up in a "Gotcha" video, or a segment of the Daily Show or something.

[@shadowxgaming4247]

On an individual level, I can sympathize with the anxiety of dealing with aggressive and intrusive people giving you a million questions. However! As a public figure in positions of power IN A DEMOCRACY, it is absolutely imperative that politicians actually give the time of day to their constituents, even if they are hostile or disapproving. It's simply a part of democracy.

[@sallycriss353]

I've called my Senator, Rob Portman-R Ohio, many times. One time I annoyed his intern enough with questions he couldn't answer he told me I was a b**** and hung up. 😁😁

[@iammrbeat]

Oh no, I'm so sorry that happened to you.

[@Snowboi1963]

Lol here is a conversation Oversimplied: You: I have a lot of questions for Sen. Portman. Intern: Your just a b**ch. *HANGS UP*

[@cameronmiles645]

@@Snowboi1963 AHAHAAHAHA that’s hilarious. Thanks for a good laugh

[@Snowboi1963]

@@cameronmiles645 thats what happens when you deal with Karens but thanks

[@Neon_Plasma]

As an Ohioan I can confirm Rob Portman and his staff suck rotten lemons. God help us if J.D. Vance replaces him.

[@wmg1958]

I've gotten responses from Dianne Feinstein's Office on multiple occasions over the years and even talked to her on the phone once, and I'm a nobody, not rich, not famous, just a concerned constituent. She always addressed what I was asking about even when we disagreed on solutions.

[@syra1541]

oh wow

[@pjcgaming9548]

Wow. Good for Senator Booker. That was really cool of him. It's also pretty lame that no Republican sent a response other than adding you to a couple mail lists to try and solicit donations.

[@j.franklin21]

Only 2 Democrats had real responses. It's not like they did much better xD These people are all either too busy, or they don't care. It's not a matter of Republican v Democrat.

[@nolategame6367]

​@@j.franklin21 2 is still better than 0 i guess. moreso goes to show how shitty the politicians are in general though.

[@zoro8117]

​@@j.franklin21 It does matter. 2 are statistically significant with such a low example and democrats tend way more listening to their voters. when the problems in texas started republicsns fled to cancun while democrats gathered and helped and there are more these kind of examples. so it IS about democrats vs republicans nowadays. in the past republicansnused to listen but nowadays they rather talk about fake fabricated gender wars instead of doing something productive.

[@jhonshephard921]

@@zoro8117 Democrats are also not one single party. They are two parties (progressives and moderates) forced to be one party because the other one is so extreme.

[@Unknownentitties]

@@jhonshephard921 my republican friends have much more diverse opinions than my democrat friends.

[@serjaimelannister6630]

This is a super interesting experiment! Thanks for taking the time to do it. 1. The Cory Booker response was wonderful. That dude is seriously impressive and I hope he stays in office or even rises above his current office because he seems like a genuinely kind and intelligent person. 2. I wonder if the low response rate may have in part been affected by you not being part of their constituency and thus less (or not at all) a priority for them. I’d be very interested to see this experiment replicated where you either A. Tell them that you do indeed live in their state or B. Have a few volunteers from each state reach out to their Senators and see what the response rate is like. I’m not sure how much that would actually change anything, but it would be worth a shot maybe. If you do decide to ask for volunteers to help when you do the House (and see what response rate you can get when you claim to live in the district they represent), I’d definitely be willing to contact my Rep and other Reps nearby to contribute to the experiment!

[@adweetiyamohapatra7326]

The sad thing was his own senators didn't reply.

[@serjaimelannister6630]

@@adweetiyamohapatra7326 i saw that as well. Rough start to my hypothesis that the response rate to constituents may be a bit higher lol

[@serjaimelannister6630]

@@aman-qj5sx we can’t really know until we run the experiment. It could be the same, slightly higher, or much higher. It could even be less lol

[@thedirty530]

This was fantastic! I'm glad to see the various responses and its particularly cool to see Booker's video he sent you. I really like that guys positivity!

[@agcaoiliproductions9580]

Klob staffer: Hello, thank you for calling Senator Klobuchar’s Washington office how can I... Klob *in the distance: WHO’S ON THE PHONE?!?! Staffer: please hurry...

[@iammrbeat]

LOL

[@leeartlee915]

No shocker there. The senators from Oregon rock.

[@eggs-benedict89]

It genuinely is policy to not speak with non-constituents. When I interned at my representatives office I was always told it would be considered an ethics violation. Something at least worth noting before judging the staffers enforcing that rule

[@rileylewisdolan]

He could say he's calling on behalf of the constituent in the twitch chat that has a concern though

[@ryans5073]

@@rileylewisdolan i mean i could also call and say that though.

[@Lisatruck]

Whoever told you it was an ethics violation was straight out fibbing. It may be a time saving and administrative policy but it's not an ethical violation.

[@picklesthewise]

But the senators who he would legitimately be a constituent of didn't respond to him, and some like Senator Booker (who he isn't) did. I think it's just down to personal policy. Also, you're lying.

[@rileylewisdolan]

@@ryans5073 yup, and?

[@WiloPolis03]

I hardly knew anything about Cory Booker before watching this vid but he's already gained so much of my respect. What a king

[@stretchscreamers]

Hes a pretty good senator. He's a little bit corporate tho.

[@WiloPolis03]

@@stretchscreamers How so? Just wondering, still don't know too much about him

[@stretchscreamers]

@@WiloPolis03 I believe he voted against lowering the insulin price back in like 2014. He's also a big crypto guy. I still like him tho

[@GavriJ]

​@@stretchscreamers How can you call him a pretty good senator when his positions that he holds that you acknowledge he holds make life harder for Americans?. My friend can only get insulin for about 500 dollars in New Jersey, while it costs 20 dollars for the same amount in Canada. It's illegal for him to bring insulin from Canada into the US, which solidifies the oligopoly that Cory Booker is paid to maintain. He's literally a prostitute, whoring out his constituents for money.

[@TimBoyd2012]

He used to date Rosario Dawson, and RuPaul is his cousin.

[@bonniebrown5102]

I had a Government teacher in high school that talked frequently about reaching out to your state reps and senators...pretty sure he was a libertarian. I honestly didn't know it was a thing to contact a senator that wasn't in your state. He said he will always receive a "Canned response" letter to his original contact, and then he calls them BACK and says "Hey, thanks for responding but your letter didn't actually answer my question." THEN he will receive a letter with a letter that was actually written by a person. I am from Tennessee if this helps. I am curious if by senators from your state responded, Mr. Beat?

[@vintagegal541]

Mr. Beat, I know that this is 2 months old now. I wanted to give feedback. Bravo to you for taking time to do this huge task in the first place. Mr. Booker is a Rockstar! Man, I'd like to see that attitude in my state, which gets me to my experience. In late June, I contacted/emailed my 2 Democrat female Senators via their websites. We are a Blue state and still have women's reproductive rights. The overturn of Roe v. Wade was very upsetting for me. One Senator's website did have a check box that asked if I wanted a response. I checked Yes. The Senator that covers my area did not have that option. Even thought we are in the middle of our primary here which ends August 2nd (we only have mail in ballots, which I like), I have yet to hear from either office. I've even contacted President Biden and I've gotten a response within a week. Standard email, but at least I know that someone read the email that I sent. I say shame on those Senators that didn't respond to you. Yes, they are busy and I chuckled about your bribe comment, but, you know we the constituents who vote them in office or keep them in office. Some of these people REALLY SERIOUSLY NEED to RETIRE! Good job, Mr. Beat!

[@Kangaroo-Bob]

Way to go Mr Booker. Also great work Mr Beat. Any thoughts on running for the senate yourself?

[@iammrbeat]

I don't think I would EVER want to run for Senate. Maybe Representative and someday, but even that would be rough.

[@Hoosier_man01]

I’m not a resident of Alaska but I’ve called Senator Murkowski’s office multiple times, her staff is very kind! Very helpful! And even got back to me despite being a resident of Indiana

[@asazaretsky3922]

As someone who has worked in multiple congressional offices, I can confirm that we staffers wrote a 'form letter' for each issue that we got letters/emails/etc for. However, I still encourage constituents to write letters to offices because they do take into account volume so the more letters you send, the more likely it is the office will take action. I especially encourage this for smaller and/or local issues that don't receive as much media attention, as those are often the ones members will have the most influence over and receiving constituent feedback is very important to that process.

[@veraxiana9993]

i so appreciate you for this! this was awesome and i cant imagine all the work that went into making this, i only saw a small portion of the livestream thusfar but it was really cool to watch and it got the gears in my mind moving on everything senate related so always appreciate that!!

[@iammrbeat]

Well thank YOU

[@CODisthebest101]

@@iammrbeat History's best leaders usually do.

[@basil7796]

Hopefully this can help explain some stuff: I used to work for a senators office (as an intern). I worked in the D.C. office for the senator of my state and it’s very important to understand that the call lines are there for express purpose to help constituents who may need it or log constituents opinions. They are a senator of a state, their constituents are the people from their state, they will not log your opinion unless you prove you are from their state (or D.C.). Also especially because of the pandemic many offices do not have live telephone operators. But every single voicemail, letter and email gets logged by interns. EVERY SINGLE ONE. If you wish to message your senators make sure to include you name and address (phone number optional) and town. This is the only way for them to verify you are a citizen of your state. People leave messages from other states all the time but that does not mean your message will get logged. Think about it like this if your a senator from Texas, then you are not concerned with the issues of a person in Vermont, let the Vermont senators work with the people from Vermont. The senators job is not to represent the nation but expressly the people in their state. if you need help with pretty much anything, you can call your senators and most of them have caseworkers that would be happy to work with you. It could be a legal issue, something with your passport, like almost anything. It’s extremely underutilized and I think more people should use when they need too. Also offices receive literally several hundred messages daily, no senators is going to pick up the phone directly but your opinion is logged and the senators will see it in some form. I hope this makes some of these interactions more understanding but yeah, unless you are from the state, the senator probably won’t hear your message.

[@raymartin1687]

Well this is not happening in Florida. I live in Florida and when i call Marco Rubio office, as soon as they realize its not something they want to hear, they hang up. Emails are unanswered. Here are some of the things they hung up in me about. When Marco was against Obama care I called to say that as a constituent i wanted Obama care and asked if he would be holding a town hall anywhere in South Florida so I could attend. Hang up. After shooting at Parkland I called to ask him to put in some sort of gun regulation. Hang up. I am so frustrated.

[@geebrewer8186]

I agree and disagree with what you said. IMO, IF a Senator or House rep is a member of a committee doing national investigations or working on national bills, they need to be responsive to ALL constituents across the country affected by their committee. People like House Speaker, Senate Majority Leader etc need to respond to ALL people from across the country. For a current example, ALL members of the Jan 6th committee should listen to and respond to ALL US citizens contacting them. If not, then open up the committee to have a rep/Senator from every state.

[@meredithheath5272]

@@geebrewer8186 I totally agree Since these sub humans are on the Federal level - not at the State level, they should, absolutely be responsive to any legitimate person who has concerns. This, "You have be be a resident of this state" is utterly disingenuous, disgusting, and - corrupt.

[@kolil9262]

I'm from new Jersey and I believe it is awesome that one of my senators responded, I actually was thinking while listening to him talk "I don't know who our senators are and I don't think that he is from nj" I cannot vote yet but when I'm 18 I believe I will be voting for Mr. Booker

[@iammrbeat]

Yeah Booker cares

[@GavriJ]

He keeps on voting to increase the cost of medical products, such as insulin. I wouldn't say he cares about the people of New Jersey, but he seems to care about the money from the pharmaceutical lobby.

[@captidgas]

any time ive written my senator she reply's that she agrees with me and thats why shes doing the exact other thing that i did not want

[@mikenixon2401]

I appreciate your open exposure of your efforts and results.

[@iammrbeat]

Well I appreciate you watching

[@PresAlexWhit]

I was actually just about to comment that you should do Representatives next. You're always a great channel for information, Matt! You inspire me to be a better person and try to make a change in the world. I would recommend doing that video before the Mid Term elections.

[@user-mj6zg8hh9h]

That’s gonna take sone time

[@PresAlexWhit]

@@user-mj6zg8hh9h especially when there's 441 of them. Between now and November 8th, that would be 179 days. About 2.5 per day and he's probably not starting immediately and also wouldnt want to submit his video on it the day of the election. For the senate, he did 100 in 2 streams I believe so he might just do the whole thing in one month.

[@PresAlexWhit]

@@user-mj6zg8hh9h I just did the math. If he did it at the same rate as the senate (about 1 per 6.6 minutes) it would take him just over 48 hours to call every single representative. If he did his streams for the same length as the first senate one of 6 hours it would take him 8 streams to do them all. Spread over 1 month is definitely doable considering he did his senate ones one after another.

[@iammrbeat]

Heck yeah. And thank you for the kind words. I'm about to tear up reading them.

[@OnLifeandLove]

As someone who lived in New Jersey, this video of Sen. Brooker makes me proud

[@jaeckex6214]

I really hope these issues get addressed soon. I'm very concerned about the state of Democracy, the separation of powers and the nature of discourse in America. I think it should be the priority No1 of American society and politics to address that, to ensure its own survival and prosperity.

[@alonkatz4633]

Sadly, the best way to address these issues is to punish them (or rewarding them) by voting carefully. P.S. Love your profile picture.

[@TheBigRedskull]

Corey Booker is a national treasure, and that is proven to me every single day.

[@GavriJ]

Every time he votes for policies that raise pharmaceutical prices, I see why my diabetic friend hates him with a passion. It costs him 500 dollars to get insulin in New Jersey. It costs him 20 dollars to get insulin in Canada, but of course it's illegal to bring insulin from Canada back home because that would ruin the oligopoly the pharmaceutical companies have here.

[@ShawnWareAvant]

This. Effort. Is. EVERYTHING! *ONE DAY* TO DISCOVER (and then creatively edit and SHARE) the TRUTH you found. No one was deceived, no one was manipulated, no one was hurt and YOU LEARNED SOMETHING! WELL DONE!👏🏽☺️💯⚖️🌬❤️‍🔥🌈

[@roses479]

That was cool of Sen. Booker

[@iammrbeat]

It really was

[@Maxaldojo]

What a fun ride! I watched the first video love, missed the second video and later stumbled over this one. I agree with Senator Booker. You rock, Mr. Beat!

[@GrayGhost47]

Thank you for the hard work and thought you put in to your videos. It appears to me the role of the US Senate is to institutionalize minority rule. The evidence is fairly clear given their Supreme Court selections and failure to address voting rights. Keep up the good work.

[@iammrbeat]

Thank you Edward

[@gguerard]

This was a great follow up video! I really enjoyed itn Great that Cory Booker replied! Impressive! Too bad about most of the rest...

[@iammrbeat]

Yeah, I was surprised Booker did what he did.

[@toastnjam7384]

I recall news magazine show years ago that said when a citizen tries to contact a Politian the first thing they do is look up to see it they made a campaign contribution.

[@Monkiesuncle]

Corey Booker wasn't born yesterday. He's a smart guy with an equally intelligent staff. His staff realized the mileage he might get from a video response to Mr. Beat and they made sure he knew about the call. And as someone pointed out, without a suit, he may have done the video on his own time. Kudos to Corey for caring and being one of the smartest Senators out there! Best of luck with our representatives. You'll probably get more responses from them based on their numbers. I'm guessing there may be a few that will take a clue from Corey's video as well.

[@lisaclausen8304]

Love this activism Mr. Beat! You're an inspiration!

[@GeneaVlogger]

I think it would be interesting if you sent a letter ahead of time to every member of the house of representatives letting them know what you are doing and when you plan to call. I wonder if any would take the time to be available to take your call?

[@darlenegriffith6186]

That is an excellent idea.

[@iammrbeat]

I really like this idea, but it does reduce some drama AND I NEED DRAMA TO REEL IN VIEWERS TO TRICK THEM INTO BEING EDUCATED. That said, I shall consider this. :)

[@GeneaVlogger]

@@iammrbeat I have an idea on how to add drama! "Mr. Beat Challenges Every US Representative to a Cage Fight"

[@J.Schooley]

Sadly the only people that these Senators have time to call back are the ones with 7-digit bank accounts...

[@mapleman8499]

Mr.Beat, your videos are awesome! I wish I had you as a teacher

[@iammrbeat]

Thank you, and I AM your teacher (kind of) :)

[@miffin_man]

I was there for the second stream with my senators. It went just as I expected, Kevin Cramer had a bot and John Hoeven had a helpful staff member

[@lilylopnco]

I'm amazed either one responded tbh, it often feels like this state does everything for the 1% and silences the rest.

[@miffin_man]

@@lilylopnco north dakota?

[@traveler320ak7]

I’m not surprised that over half did not pick up. When watching debates I notice that not all senators or congressmen are present. Many times almost no one is listening.

[@iancoyne2200]

I guess this confirms that Corey Booker is indeed the best currently serving US Senator. Or at least the one who cares most about the public being educated about how our government works.

[@kerryprzytula7]

🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂

[@MutualistSoc]

I've called my Senator and Gov office about ten times in my 30 years of life. I've never been even lucky enough to get a answer. It just goes to voicemail for which I never get a call back. (live in Missouri)

[@truirnbru]

Money grubbing republicans run Missouri

[@meepo.5442]

“We love you Mr. Beat” we all say in unison

[@Dragonite43]

A while back, around Feb 24th, I called my Representative and both members in the Senate. The one in the House answered (Donald Norcross), and only one of my Senators (Cory Booker) answered.

[@JeffXXX]

Lucky you, both are Democrats!💙

[@vickihoffman3360]

Wow…I am impressed with the message from Cory Booker and with your process of contacting all the US Senators.

[@carlogalicia9124]

Not from the US but I would definitely support Mr Beat and contribute to his campaign if he runs for a local congressional seat. There should be more history teachers in Congress no matter where you are.

[@michelleb7399]

That’s awesome you got a kind of personal letter from an Oregon senator. I actually got a similar email from him after my one and only ever email to him. I think I should be contacting my representatives more often.

[@erinmcdonald7781]

California here, in defense of our senators, they usually get back to me by email, but sometimes it takes a while. Usually, it's some sort of "coffee pasta" (love that!), but I've received a couple more original responses. Our representative has been pretty interactive, but he's not going for re-election, so I'd recommend trying some candidates. Love your work! Thanks! ✌️😎

[@StorytellingHeadshots]

“Copy” pasta

[@abrahamlincoln937]

Mr. Beat, next Presidents Day you should do two updated videos on your top 10 favorite presidents and the top 10 worst presidents in your opinion.

[@pleaseenteraname1103]

Yeah he should, he should do a video on every presidents political ideology, and that would be interesting.

[@iammrbeat]

Maybe lol I might wait until after 2024 to be honest

[@abrahamlincoln937]

@@pleaseenteraname1103 Well he did do a video on each president taking the political compass test.

[@abrahamlincoln937]

@@iammrbeat If you decide to do two updated videos on your favorite and least favorite presidents you should rank the presidents from Washington to Obama, excluding Trump and Biden because Biden is president right now and Trump might run in 2024.

[@pleaseenteraname1103]

@@abrahamlincoln937 Oh I guess so, I almost forgot about that.

[@meredithheath5272]

Thank you, very much, for pointing out the lack of responsiveness if our so - called representaives. Thank you for your good work!!!

[@loribryant3647]

Thanks for calling my TN senators. You probably made someone's day at Sen. Haggerty's office, knowing someone actually wants to know what he thinks. LOL Not surprised you didn't hear from Marsha Blackburn. Someone who won't hold town halls or participate in debates doesn't really care about anyone else's opinion. Keep up the good work!

[@Michael1966W]

She’s not one of the best for sure. The worst I ever dealt with though was Former Senator John Edwards from North Carolina, he was the worst Senator I’ve ever seen when it came to constituent services.

[@pleaseenteraname1103]

What’s funny about all the senators that responded they’re all from the same party, and it’s cool that Cory Booker sent you entire video for you he seems like a really nice guy.

[@amyschmidt1113]

Great job!!!! I'm not surprised Booker is one of the winners! Thanks for showing us what we can and should be doing!

[@ironamerica96]

Call all governors

[@iammrbeat]

Great suggestion!

[@jeremycash2953]

Imagine you wrote a super heartfelt letter as a senator and you go to watch this video and he said it was a copy and paste lmao

[@jamellfoster6029]

I like Senator Cory Booker and I agree with him as well as Mr. Beat. Election Day should be a federal holiday. I am a government employment, so I have the option to leave work early without any adverse affect on my pay. But many do not have this liberty. Election Day (National Election Day) should be a National Holiday. Also August 18 should be a National Holiday as this is the anniversary of the day women obtained the right to vote... Please put these particulars suggestions before the Senate floor. I am a resident of Alabama and my Senators are Tommy Tuberville and Richard Shelby. Senator Shelby is our senior Senator as he has served in the Senate for 35 years since I was a little girl... Please put these before the Senate...

[@opheliatrahan4185]

For when you call Representative Joe Courtney, I’d be rather surprised if you get a quick response. As a constituent of his, I’m lucky to hear back within 3 months. I’ve pressed the congressional stock ban with the Congressman, largely because I noticed he had been trading in military contractor stocks while sitting on both the foreign affairs and armed services committee. Decided to look into that after he, like many others, fled DC when the eviction moratorium ran up. Almost immediately after, he did a speech with one of the big military contractors in the district.

[@tylerjames7449]

I kinda got teary when it was Corey Booker that left you the video mail.. very very awesome

[@ZezimaTruth]

Awe man. Big shout out to Booker

[@iammrbeat]

Mos def